Rank Hotelier Resources https://rankhotelier.com/resources/ Practical guides for branded and franchised hotels on OTA costs, Booking.com and Expedia visibility, paid channels and growing direct bookings. en-us Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT OTA commissions: what Booking.com and Expedia really cost your hotel https://rankhotelier.com/resources/ota-commissions/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/ota-commissions/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What Booking.com and Expedia charge commission on, how discounts and visibility programs add to the cost, and a worked example from rate to net. OTA commission calculator https://rankhotelier.com/resources/ota-commission-calculator/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/ota-commission-calculator/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Estimate what OTA commissions cost your hotel each year from room revenue, the OTA share of that revenue and your weighted average commission. Google Hotel Ads: how it works, what it costs and when it pays https://rankhotelier.com/resources/google-hotel-ads/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/google-hotel-ads/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How paid hotel ads and free booking links differ, the bid strategies Google lists today, and a worked example of cost per booking and ROAS. Rate parity: how to compare prices across channels and investigate a gap https://rankhotelier.com/resources/rate-parity/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/rate-parity/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What counts as a like-for-like price, how parity differs from Google price accuracy, and a step-by-step way to investigate a lower OTA rate. Booking.com promotions: which ones pay off for your hotel https://rankhotelier.com/resources/booking-com-promotions/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/booking-com-promotions/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The deal types Booking.com offers hotels, how discounts combine, the one that buys ranking, and a worked example of what a 10% deal costs. Direct booking vs. OTA: how to compare what each booking really costs https://rankhotelier.com/resources/direct-booking-vs-ota-cost/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/direct-booking-vs-ota-cost/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Compare equivalent bookings, count each cost once, and see why average, marginal and incremental cost lead to different channel decisions. Marketing a franchised hotel: what the property controls and what the brand does https://rankhotelier.com/resources/franchised-hotel-marketing/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/franchised-hotel-marketing/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Who usually does what between brand and property, where property-level marketing adds value, and a checklist to complete before you invest. Expedia TravelAds and Accelerator: when paying for visibility makes sense https://rankhotelier.com/resources/expedia-travelads-accelerator/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/expedia-travelads-accelerator/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How Expedia ranks hotels, how its two paid visibility tools differ in payment, placement and goals, and the signals to review or stop a test. How Booking.com ranking works — and what your hotel can control https://rankhotelier.com/resources/booking-com-ranking/ https://rankhotelier.com/resources/booking-com-ranking/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The ranking factors Booking.com names, what your hotel controls, and five priorities before you pay for Genius, Preferred or ads.